The Games were held every four years from 1924 to 1936, interrupted in 1940 and 1944 by World War II, and resumed in 1948. Until 1992, the Summer Olympic Games ...

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The first Olympic Winter Games were held in 1924 in the French Alps. Over 10 days, the host town of Chamonix brought together athletes from 16 nations.

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The Winter Olympic Games were first held in 1924, beginning a tradition of holding them a few months earlier and in a different city than the summer Olympic ...

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Although some skating events were included in the 1908 and 1920 Games, it was not until 1924 that the Winter Games were accepted as a celebration comparable ...

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From the inaugural Winter Games in 1924 until 1992, winter and summer Games were held in the same year. Since 1994, summer and winter Games have been held in ...

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At the seventh Olympic Congress session on 5 June 1921, the idea of establishing a winter version of the Olympic Games was floated by IOC members.

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In 1924, the first Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France, with approximately 250 athletes competing for 16 countries in 16 events.

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The first organized international competition involving winter sports was introduced just five years after the birth of the modern Olympics in 1896.

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1932 -1980: The Winter Olympics come to Lake Placid. Melvil Dewey's son Godfrey Dewey is responsible for securing the bid for the third Olympic Winter Games.

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The Winter Olympics: 1924 Olympics, 1928 Olympics, 1932 Olympics, 1936 Olympics, 1948 Olympics, 1952 Olympics, 1956 Olympics, 1960 Olympics,

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